James strawn



JAMES sfr'RAWN, or PLYMOUTH, M IQHIGAN.

A Letters Patent No. 76,546, dated April 7,- 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARRIAGE-BOLT.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Beit known that I, JAMES STRAWN,o` Plymouth, in the county o f Wayne, and State of Michigan have invented a new and improved Carriage-Bolt; and I do hereby declare that the following 'is a full, clear, andl exact description of' theconstruction and operation of the same, reference being hadv to the accompanying, drawing, which is a. side elevation. v I

i This invention consists in the application of a bolt to a. clip surrounding a carriage-axle,- whichl bolt/s intended fer insertion in a carriage-rocker for the purpose of connecting the carriage with tl1e-axl'e,as'willhereinafter more fully appear. A

ATo enable others skilled in the arts to make anduse my invention, I will proceed to describe itsconst'r'uction' and operation. Y

a represents-'a section of a wooden axle, in connection .with which is the usual iron axle, I represents an iron clip surrounding the axles a and b, which clip is constructed in the usual manner.' In. its upperpart is a. cavity,c, extending through the same, in which is placed a holt, al, which may have an enlarged head .to retain it in the cavity, or may be of tapering form, the larger vend boing downward, in either casethe form of the cavity being made correspondent to that of the bolt. Y

This bolt is designed to occupy the usual orice in the rocker of a carriage, and thus eifect'a connection between the 'body and axle-tree. The bolt is not rigidly att-ached to the clip, but is loose therein, so that if by any accident the bolt becomes broken, it maybe replaced on simply removing the clip from the axle. In this;

respect my invention is an improvement on any bolt rigidly attached to the clip, an arrangement of` which sort,

Iam aware, has been patented. Instead of the clip c, a band might be used.v

I am also aware of the patent of' E. A. Kcasy, October I, 1867, fora king-bolt, which forms a swivel-joint with the clip, but I consider my invention an improvement on this,'for the reason that that part of Keasys boltv which is within the clip cannot be removed in case of fracture oi the upper portion, as it is securely fastened. to the clip by Athe shoulderlpiece on one side' and the rivet on the other:

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, ive- The combination of the clip c with the bolt cl, the latter being loose in the former, as and for the purpose described.A l Y JAMES STRAWN.

Witnesses:

JOHN W. ANDERSON, WM. D. DEAN; 

